DoS vulnerability for apps with sockets enabled
Impact
In Sails apps <=v1.5.6, an attacker can send a virtual request that will cause the node process to crash.
Patches
This behavior was fixed in Sails v1.5.7
Workarounds
Disable the sockets hook and remove the sails.io.js client
References
https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/pull/7287
Big thanks to @ThomasRinsma at Codean!
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | sails | < 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 |
References
- https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/security/advisories/GHSA-gpw9-fwm8-7rx7
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38504
- https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/pull/7287
- https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/commit/4a023dc5095a4b30fdc8535f705ed34cd22d2f7d
- https://github.com/balderdashy/sails
- https://github.com/balderdashy/sails/releases/tag/v1.5.7
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-248- Platform
- npm
- Package
sails- Disclosed
- 27.07.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gpw9-fwm8-7rx7 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: sails
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 02.2019 07.2023
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 2
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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